Right Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain as a Predictor of Acute and Early Right Heart Failure Post Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation.

ABSTRACT: Early right heart failure (RHF) occurs in up to 40% of patients following left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The most recent report from the Mechanical Circulatory Support-Academic Research Consortium (MCS-ARC) working group subdivides early RHF into early acute RHF and early postimplant RHF. We sought to determine the effectiveness of right ventricular (RV) longitudinal strain (LS) in predicting RHF according to the new MCS-ARC definition. We retrospectively analyzed clinical and echocardiographic data of patients who underwent LVAD implantation between 2015 and 2018. RVLS in the 4-chamber (4ch), RV outflow tract, and subcostal views were measured on pre-LVAD echocardiograms. Fifty-five patients were included in thi

SUBMITTER: Liang LW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8578577 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature